Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Full Coverage Foundation Review

Now this is the first high end foundation I have ever tried. However, I don't think that will make a difference in how I review this product. Foundation is foundation whether its drugstore or high end should not matter. Let's start with the basics. This foundation will run you $38 from Sephora. It is available in eight different shades: Fair, Ivory, Light, Light Medium, Medium, Tan, Tan Deep, and Deep. I do like the packaging. The look is cute and goes along with Tarte's all natural theme. I also like that there are two spots in the packaging that allows you see the product inside. The most obvious helpful part if that is to see the color of the foundation, so you can tell if it will work with your skin tone or not. The second part is so you can see how much product you have left. There's a special spot on the right side of the bottle that has makers on it that you can see through so you can see how much product you have left. The consistency of this foundation was a little thick in comparison to other liquid foundations I have used. I'm sure that's due to the amazonian clay. However, it doesn't feel thick or heavy on your skin. It actually feels quite nice on your skin. As far as application goes I do think you need a dense brush to get this all over your face. Because it is so thick it takes a little effort to move this over your face. Now I don't mean you'll be working up a sweat or anything like that, but it does take some work. I personally think a sponge would work best with applying this foundation. Now last but not least; coverage, color, and wear. I think the coverage of this foundation was medium to full coverage. You can certainly build this foundation up to get a full coverage look if that's what you desire. However, I don't feel its a straight out-of-the-tube full-on full cover foundation. Which personally I like. I don't always want or need a full coverage look. I like that you can built it up and kind of customize your look a bit. As far as color goes I think this the best foundation I have ever had that matches my skin tone flawlessly. I bought the Ivory color because I know I'm in that shade range and I was afraid that the color Fair would have been too yellow for me. I was right and I couldn't be happier with the color. Now on to wear. I have oily skin so foundations tend to break down on me relatively fast. Nevertheless, I didn't have that problem with this foundation. it stayed in place and wore beautifully. I did get a little oily on my forehead, but it wasn't anything outrageous or bad. It was a normal amount of oil, my forehead was no oil slick. I honestly think the only reason I noticed it is because I have oily skin. Other than that I don't think I would have paid it any attention. All in all I give this 5 our 5 stars rating. I would definitely buy this again and recommend it to all my friends (and trust me I have!). I hope this review was helpful if you were on the fence about buying this product. Be Fearless. Be Beautiful. Be You.